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Contrasting Mitosis and Meiosis
Directions: Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis by answering the questions below.
Questions
Mitosis
Number of cells
at beginning of division?
Is parent cell
haploid or diploid?
Number of cells
at end of division?
Are daughter cells
haploid or diploid?
Are daughter cells
identical to parent cell?
Are daughter cells
identical to each other?
In humans, # of
chromosomes at
beginning of division?
In humans, # of
chromosomes at
end of division?
How many
divisions occur?
In what type of cells
does the division occur?
What is the purpose of
this type of division?
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Meiosis
ANSWER KEY
Contrasting Mitosis and Meiosis
Directions: Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis by answering the questions below.
Questions
Mitosis
Meiosis
Number of cells
at beginning of division?
1
1
Is parent cell
haploid or diploid?
diploid
diploid
Number of cells
at end of division?
2
4
Are daughter cells
haploid or diploid?
diploid
haploid
Are daughter cells
identical to parent cell?
yes
no
Are daughter cells
identical to each other?
yes
no
46
46
46
23
How many
divisions occur?
1
2
In what type of cells
does the division occur?
body cells
(somatic cells)
sex/reproductive cells
(gametes)
What is the purpose of
this type of division?
to produce identical
cells; to increase the
number of cells; to
replace cells
to produce gametes for
sexual reproduction
In humans, # of
chromosomes at
beginning of division?
In humans, # of
chromosomes at
end of division?
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